STATUTE

TEXT 1

Read the text to understand what information is of primary importance or new for you.

I. WARMING-UP

QUIZ

Transport

Human rights

Education

Family life

Illness

War

Quality of food

Stress

How many of these questions can you answer?

1. What river is Rome situated on?

2. Who, according to the legend, founded Rome?

3. What languages have evolved from Latin, the language of the Romans?

4. What Roman general invaded Britain and when?

5. What was engraved on a block of black basalt, unearthed by French archeologists at Susa, Iraq during the winter 1901 to1902?

6. Who drew up the first Greece’s written code and what is he famous for?

7. What two tribes invaded and settled in Britain during the fifth century when the Romans left the country?

8. What happened on 14 October 1066 in England?

1. Answer the following questions:

1. Do you know what the word “statute” means?

2. What language does the word “statute” come from? What meaning did it have?

2. Match the following English words and expressions with their Ukrainian equivalents:

1. a formal written enactment a) прецедентне право

2. case law b) урядові органи

3. government agencies c) постанови адміністративних органів влади

4. a source of law d) постанови місцевих органів влади

5. topical arrangements e) тематичні класифікації

6. administrative regulations f) формальний писаний закон

7. municipal ordinancesg) джерело права

3. Which of the following do you think are important for a statute?

Tradition, codification, adoption of the Parliament, court hearing, signing, royal assent, public discussion.

Notes:

nonetheless - проте

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law and the regulations issued by government agencies. Statutes are sometimes referred to as legislation. As a source of law, statutes are considered primary authority (as opposed to secondary authority).

Before a statute becomes law in some countries, it must be agreed upon by the highest executive in the government, and finally published as part of a code. In many countries, statutes are organized in topical arrangements (or "codified") within publications called codes, such as the United States Code. In many nations statutory law is distinguished from and subordinate to constitutional law.

Statutory law or statute law is written law (as opposed to oral or customary law) set down by a legislature or other governing authority such as the executive branch of government in response to a perceived need to clarify the functioning of government, improve civil order, to codify existing law, or for an individual or company to obtain special treatment. Examples of statutory law comprehend traditional civil law and modern civil code systems in contrast to common law. In addition to the statutes passed by the national or state legislature, lower authorities or municipalities may also publish administrative regulations or municipal ordinances that have the force of law — the process of creating these administrative decrees are generally classified as rulemaking. While these enactments are subordinate to the law of the whole state or nation, they are nonetheless a part of the body of a jurisdiction's statutory law.